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10 Best Investments for a Default or Downgrade
By John SullivanMunicipal investments are at risk of default, money markets have broken the buck and now the U.S. Government is at threat of a downgrade—where in the world can investors find safety?
July 28, 2011
Madoff 'Feeder Fund' Settlement ReachedIrving Picard, trustee for the SIPA liquidation of Bernie Madoff's firm, announced Thursday that he had reached a $1 billion settlement with Madoff 'feeder funds.'
July 28, 2011
SEC Considers ‘Buffer’ for Money Market FundsMoney market funds 'breaking the buck' rattle the market and frighten investors who think of the funds as a cash equivalent and safe haven from volatility. To minimize the impact, the SEC is considering establishing the equivalent of money market 'reserve requirements,' according to Bloomberg.
July 27, 2011
Madoff Liquidation Trustee Settles with MassMutual AffiliateIrving Picard, the trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities L.L.C., says he has reached a settlement with about a dozen funds and affiliates of Tremont Group Holdings Inc.
July 27, 2011
Greece Sees Second Rescue as Euro BondGreece's Prime Minister George Papandreou said that the bond repurchase measure in the country's second bailout amounted to a joint euro zone bond in what he called a move beyond a monetary union for the group of 17 nations sharing a single currency.
July 26, 2011
DB Tackles Currency VolatilityFalling dollar got you worried? Five new Deutsche Bank ETFs offer hedged exposure to various global currencies. The new ETFs, along with their corresponding…
July 26, 2011
Equity Funds Drop 0.20 percent in ‘Q2In the second quarter of 2011, investors focused their attention on weaker economic growth, continuing sovereign debt concerns in Europe and supply-chain…
July 26, 2011
Vanguard Study Breaks Down Savings, Fund Investments by IndustryThe finance industry beat the nation as a whole when it came to retirement savings and employees of larger finance and insurance companies had higher average…